Learning To Work with Others - Cooperative Play Written by Natascha Crandall, PhD. - Educational Curriculum Consultant Playing with others is an important activity which contributes to the overall social and emotional wellbeing of young children. Children discover and learn about their world through play. Play helps them learn fundamental...

Effective Praise Written by Natascha Crandall, PhD. - Educational Curriculum Consultant Optimism and resilience are central to the social emotional learning we emphasize on Zoonicorn. Effective praise is one important way to help build these essential developmental skills in children.  All children need praise. Praise builds self-esteem and helps guide...

Learning to Self-Regulate Written by Natascha Crandall, PhD. - Educational Curriculum Consultant Self-regulation, the ability to understand and manage one’s own behaviors and impulses, begins at an early age and continues all the way through to adulthood. The preschool years are a time when children are first learning to control...